I always like to write about what we did for Christmas each year because it creates a record […]
I got this terrific present from Ben for Christmas today. It contains 6 bars of my favourite chocolate […]
Last week we were invited to Elizabeth’s school to listen to them sing and to explore their classroom […]
I went to my allotment today having not been there for a few weeks. I picked some leeks […]
It’s lebkuchen time of year which means it’s time to share my recipe. It has become a tradition […]
Australia is the hottest place on Earth right now. Bushfires are raging across the country destroying homes and […]
Australia recorded its hottest day EVER on Wednesday with a national average temperature of 40.9C. Paradoxically, the front […]
This morning we walked up East Lomond Hill in Fife. It was a pretty short walk from the […]
We’ve had the most relaxing weekend at the Pillars of Hercules Bothy just outside Falkland. The bothy is […]
Falkland is an historic village in Fife, Scotland, about an hour’s drive north from Edinburgh. A friend recommended […]
I am profoundly disappointed with the election result this morning. The Conservatives under Boris Johnson lack integrity and […]
Boris Johnson has released a campaign video that parodies the film Love, Actually. It’s quite clever and I […]
I’m very happy to say that Ben and I both passed the Life in the UK test today. […]
I just got my first pair of reading glasses. I guess this is what happens when you reach […]
The other day Elizabeth was waiting anxiously for Daniel to get home from school because she wanted his […]
I recently had the Well Woman blood tests done by Medichecks. There’s nothing wrong with me but now […]
We visited the Cairngorm reindeer herd near Aviemore today. Reindeer are native to Scotland but were hunted to […]
I’ve wanted to try one of these tree-top obstacle courses for years and we finally had our chance […]
We went for a walk around Loch Morlich today. Loch Morlich is an inland fresh-water loch near Aviemore […]
Yesterday I picked all these tomatoes at my allotment and even discovered a cucumber! This must be a […]
